Capibaribe River, Portuguese Rio Capibaribe, river in northeastern Brazil. It rises in the Cariris Velhos mountain range and flows intermittently east for 150 miles (240 km) to enter the Atlantic Ocean at the city of Recife.

Learn More in these related articles:

country of South America that occupies half the continent’s landmass. It is the fifth largest country in the world, exceeded in size only by Russia, Canada, China, and the United States, though its area is greater than that of the 48 conterminous U.S. states. Brazil faces the Atlantic Ocean...

city, capital of Pernambuco estado (state), northeastern Brazil, and centre of an area that includes several industrial towns. It is an Atlantic seaport located at the confluence of the Capibaribe and Beberibe rivers. Recife has been called the Venice of Brazil because the city is crossed by...